January 1, 2012 Natural disasters, gold price among Top Mining Stories of 2011 2011 will go down as the year when the wind fell out of the sails of economic recovery and serious storm clouds gathered on the horizon.
December 30, 2011 Bucko Lake Mine production hit by low nickel prices The Bucko Lake Mine in Manitoba is scaling back operations due to a fall in nickel prices.
December 28, 2011 Areva in talks to sell Eramet nickel mining stake French nuclear giant Areva says it is in talks to sell its 26% stake in major nickel miner, Eramet (formerly Soc. Le Nickel) with major operations in New Caledoinia.
December 26, 2011 Nickel wards off pancreatic cancer In a study of pancreatic cancer, Spanish researchers found that patients with high concentrations of nickel and selenium were least likely to suffer from the disease.
December 22, 2011 PNG rejects appeal to block Ramu nickel sea dumping A Papua New Guinea court has rejected an appeal by local landowners to block deep sea dumping of waste from the Ramu nickel mine, junior partner Highlands Pacific said on…
December 20, 2011 PNG’s Ramu nickel mine to run at full capacity by mid/late 2013 Minority partner Highlands Pacific said Tuesday it expects the Ramu nickel project in Papua New Guinea to operate close to maximum capacity by mid to late 2013.
December 13, 2011 Opponents appeal decision to permit Michigan nickel-copper mine Environmental and community groups opposed to a nickel and copper mine being constructed in Michigan's Upper Peninsula aren't giving up the fight.
December 9, 2011 Norilsk Nickel to invest US$10.9 billion to expand resource base World #1 nickel and palladium producer Norilsk Nickel is investing heavily in new and existing mines. The Russian mining conglomerate announced today it will spend US$10.9 billion to expand its…
December 8, 2011 Week after flagging diamond division sale, BHP says likely no new investment in aluminum and nickel arms Finance News Network reports BHP Billiton's CEO Marius Kloppers says the miner will likely stop investing in its "tough" aluminium and nickel divisions and run them as "lean and mean…
December 6, 2011 Poland’s KGHM bids $3.5 billion for Quadra FNX; shares up 39% Quadra FNX Mining (TSE:QUX) is up a whopping 39% today on news of a multi-billion-dollar takeout bid. The Canadian base metals producer with offices in Toronto and Vancouver said it…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
